Beach Music and Shag evolved under different names and
styles in many places for over 60 years. Some call it good-time oldies,
Soul, and Rhythm 'n Blues. In other parts of the world the same music is
the foundation for Steppin' and Modern Soul.
This is the oldest site on the web for beach music news, beach music charts, and free Webcasts
for Beach Music from the Edge of Paradise with Fessa John Hook
(for those of you from the WBT and Beach 106 days; it was Dr. Hook at that time, but hey, I'm
evolving too!). Enjoy!

Our Mission

To provide the largest network of Beach Music and Shag
aficianados in the world with the history, past and present, of the music you
love. In addition, we provide access to beach music and shag dancing
history, including presentations from Shagging in the Carolinas, the Beach Music
Guide, even How to Shag (in one minute, rapidly becoming one of our most
popular, and effective, presentations).

Company Profile

The Endless Summer Network (currently
on hiatus) provided several
perspectives on Beach and Shag music to
listeners worldwide. #1) From the Roots in
the 40s and 50s to the Classics of the 60s, 70s and 80s, to the Great Shag hits
of the 90s and Today.

However, we know there are many of you who like yours on the
somewhat more energetic, sometimes dark, side. That's where #2 comes in--Roadhouse
Blues and Boogie: Jump Blues, Roots, and Good Time
Roadhouse music from the past and present.

We offer Specialty shows: 1 includes
Beach Music Classics, Spotlights on Artists, Special Summer Spotlights, The
great Clubs of the Past, a Special Fish Fry Show on the Weekends (which Fessa
Hook first launched over 20 years ago), Roadhouse
Retrospectives, a Roadhouse-style Fish Fry and more to come.

If you're an advertiser who wants to reach the largest
possible Beach and Shag audience, you're in the right place, with the people who
have been doing exactly that for 25 years -- ask for rates for the Countdown
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Welcome to the Gateway for Beach Music and
Shag history past and present. Beach Music's 60 + year heritage is known by many names, from A to Z,
by people and fans throughout the U.S. and many parts of the world. The
All-Time Top 40 is topped by four particularly notable songs:
"Brenda" by O.C. Smith, "Lady Soul" by Temptations,
"Ms. Grace" by the Tymes and of course "Sixty Minute Man" by
the Dominoes.

Some associate Northern and Modern Soul with Beach Music
from the 60s to today. To many it is a form of Swing Music, Rhythm and Blues,
Soul music, Motown oldies, Southern Soul , Carolina Beach Music , and dances
including the Bop , the Basic , the Beach Bop , Shagging, the PC Bop , Fas Dancin , Shag ,
Soul Dancing , Shaggin or simply Diggin’ in the Sand.

The Shag has been the inspiration for the South Carolina
State Dance 1984, and has spawned innumerable dance contests like the National
Shag Dance Championships , the Grand Nationals with Charlie Womble and Jackie
McGee every May in Atlanta, Georgia , S.O.S. Spring Safari and Fall Migration
and Fun Monday , the Jr Shaggers and Junior Shag Contests , Shag Instructors ,
teachers , lessons , videos , books and brochures , the Association of Beach and
Shag Club DJs, deejays, over 100 social Shag Clubs and their close cousins
the Bop Clubs , Swing Clubs , Swing Societies , Lindy Clubs and Jitterbug Clubs
throughout the U.S. and the world.

Others were Bunky Odom on WLNC , or
Tommy Stanley's R & B Hour on WEWO , later on WDKD , Kingstree, WDAR ,
Darlington, WGNI , and now on WTXY Whiteville and co-host of the Sunny Beach
syndicated radio Show. And how about Dick Reus, who 'broke' "Girl Watcher" on
WLEE , Richmond and sadly passed away while still workin' the phones on Hometown
Beach ' Boogie , WTXY . Plus, the original Buddy Edwards Beach Party, on WENC
and later on WGQR . (and a guy by the name of Jim Quick started the Coastline
Band in the studios of WLNC , while he worked a weekend shift there.) John Fox,
Billy Melton, Jerry Peele, Charlie Brown, Jim Henderson, Bill Weathers, Fred
Owen, Sunny Beach..... (and more to be added).

Contact Information

For questions, contributions, or alliances with the
Endless Summer Network, or if you just want to send postcards or get our
business cards which were ordered online after we figured out our income
tax refund and personal budget, here are the pertinent connections: